Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale: sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the affinity of their... The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pàgina 113per James Boswell - 1820Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Isaac Barrow - 1818 - 568 pàgines
...feemeth no lefs hard to fettle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allunon to a known ftory, or in feafonable application of SERM. a trivial faying, or in forging an... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pàgines
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to n.ake a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes...phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their serge, or the affinity of their sound : sometimes it is wrapped in a dress of humorous expression :... | |
| Voltaire - 1824 - 524 pàgines
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusions to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in feigning an apposite... | |
| James Boaden - 1825 - 650 pàgines
...portrait of Proteus, or to define "the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lietlrin pat al" lusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of...saying, or in forging an apposite tale : sometimes "it playcth in words and phrases, taking advantage from " the ambiguity of their sense, or the affinity... | |
| James Boaden - 1825 - 646 pàgines
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion " thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define " the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat al•• lusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a • • trivial saying, or in forging... | |
| 1826 - 370 pàgines
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusions to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an opposite... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pàgines
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notiín thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes...application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite Ule; sometimes it playelh in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their sense,... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pàgines
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain not! in thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known itory, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale ; sometimes... | |
| Isaac Barrow - 1830 - 712 pàgines
...seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air. Sometimes...and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of Eadem their sense, or the affinity of their sound: sometimes quie, si im- . . prudcuti- it is wrapped... | |
| James Flamank - 1833 - 414 pàgines
...the image of our mind." Dr. Isaac Barrow observes of wit, — " Sometimes it lieth in pat illusions to a known story, or in seasonable application of...in forging an apposite tale ; sometimes it playeth on words and phrases, taking an advantage from the ambiguity of their sense, or the affinity of their... | |
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